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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hornsey 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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specially designed for the purpose. It is still possible, however, to see
unwrapped carcases of meat and sides of bacon deposited on, or
dragged over, the floors of vans. The fact that meat is to be subjected
to cooking before consumption does not remove from the persons
responsible for its transport and distribution the duty of protecting
it from avoidable contamination at all times.
Clean food, free of dirt, foreign matter or bacteriological contamination
will be universally available only when food is regarded
and handled with the care due to it.
Inspections of Food Premises were made during the year as follows:
| 1st. Insp. | Re-Insp. | 1st. Insp. | Re. Insp- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakehouses and Bakers' | Shops 87 | 238 | Grocers' Shops | 172 | 146 |
| Butchers' Shops | 73 | 130 | Ice Cream Premises | 59 | 38 |
| Cooked Meat Shops | 14 | 16 | Milkshops | 30 | 17 |
| Confectioners | 98 | 102 | Public Houses | 63 | 78 |
| Fish Shops | 26 | 71 | Restaurants, Cafes, | etc.108 | 120 |
| •Greengrocers' Shops | 55 | 149 |
TOTAL INSPECTIONS MADE, 1,890
The following is a list of unsound food surrendered during 1955.
Wherever possible this was salvaged for use as animal feeding or
industrial purposes.
Cwts. lbs.
Canned Vegetables 13
Canned Fruit and Fruit Juices 3 16
Canned Meat 8 31
Canned Fish 22
Canned Soup 14
Canned Jam & Marmalade 14
Cwts. lbs.
Cheese 1 41
Meat and Bacon 20 70
Fish 1 62
Rice 17
Mousse 11
TOTAL FOOD SURRENDERED:—36 cwts., 85 lbs., and 49½ pints of
Canned Milk. In addition, there were 11 cwts., 371bs., of groceries and 282 pints
of Canned Milk destroyed owing to damage by fire.
151 visits were made to food premises for this purpose.
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